Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Ohio and Wisconsin Question Suggestion Thread

We'll do some Jim Tressel related questions of Ohio State fans- anything in particular you think we should ask?

Obviously we'll do the standard Presidential stuff we do in every state and any other suggestions you might have would be much appreciated as well.

In Wisconsin I think it's a given we'll test Russ Feingold, Tammy Baldwin, Ron Kind, and Steve Kagen against Tommy Thompson and Mark Neumann. Anyone else we need to throw into those Senate general election match ups?

We'll test Feingold and Tom Barrett against Scott Walker in a potential recall election. Any other Dems we should throw in that hat?

As with Ohio we'll do the standard rate Presidential stuff but if you have any other good Wisconsin question ideas please let us know as well.

Test David Obey and possibly Herb Kohl against Scott Walker. Maybe even for fun you could test a couple of the recall candidates that lost last night, my suggestions would be Fred Clark or Sandy Pasch. My thinking on this is to see whether Scott Walker is unpopular enough that a ham sandwich could be him or will it take a known top tier campaigner.

* Satisfied / dissatisfied are dissatisfied with the way things are going in the state today* Approve / disapprove of the way Scott Walker is handling his job as Governor.* Approve / disapprove of the way the State Legislature is handling its job.* Approve / disapprove of the job Republicans in the State Legislature are doing.* Approve / disapprove of the job Democrats in the State Legislature are doing.

I'd also love to know whether the flood of third-party ads impacted voter opinion / participation, though I'm not clever enough to figure out how to frame that.

My unconventional question would be whether the respondent would support the drafting of a new US Constitution. It'll be good to see in light of recent events if people feel the current system is failing or whether not.

Well obviously, I think that we should cover Scott Walker's popularity after the recall yesterday and to see where the unions stand. Also, the usual horse-race match-ups at the presidential level in both states. The same-sex marriage question is interesting, although I know you asked in these state previously. Might be nice for an update on it though.

definitely test Obey for Governor and I think it would be fun to see Charles Woodson for Senate or Governor. Also test State Senator Dale Schultz popularity. Try Sandy Pasch for Governor and Senate. Try Thomas Nelson against Reid Ribble. Rob Zerban against Paul Ryan. Pat Kreitlow agains Duffy. Kind for Governor.

You should consider a "generic ballot" asking Wisconsin voters which party they will likely support in the 2012 state legislative elections. This kind of statewide generic ballot question could help us keep decent track of state legislative races even though you can't poll individual districts.

All the wisconsin stuff listed is great. Obey or Baldwin vs. Walker would be a good one for governor. Find out what percent of people would be willing to sign a recall petition...25%% is needed. try Duffy vs Krietlow in what may be the only marginally swing district after redistricting just made everything a safe seat.

In Wisconsin, I would ask whether citizens think that having the power of initiative and referendum (as in OH) would have improved the tone of political dialogue over the last months, or something like that. I would also ask if they want those powers for their state's voters.

I'm also curious how a generic R would do in a gubernatorial (no recall mentioned, perhaps) question versus Feingold and Barrett.

In Ohio I'd ask whether they think Kasich is more on the side of 'people like them' or more not.